2008/9/12 Andrew Sayers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Could you spell out some specific issues that this would solve? For > example, are you looking to avoid two packages overwriting each other's > files in ~/? If so, can you give an example of that happening? >
Examples: 1) I manually edit a config file in /etc which is read during startup to do something interesting. There is no standard way of checking to see if the config I've written in valid in format other than seeing if my computer will still boot or see if there is a specific validation utility to check for me. 2) I upgrade gnome, the .gnome2/backgrounds.xml file changes in format between the two versions. the xslt and validators are able to upgrade the config files without removing settings and my backgrounds. 3) I install an application which uses the same settings file, but their xsd validation files don't match, enabling packages to be marked as conflicting protecting corruption. 4) I would be able to use a utility which employs the translation software to edit any xml or oddly formatted config file in vi/emacs/nano/gedit in a manner that suits my tastes without causing errors or problems, say I hate editing ini files but like editing xml files. Regards, Martin -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
